First Annual XXL Awards Winners

Kanye West and his crew of G.O.O.D. Music players dominated 2012 with their Cruel Summer smash, “Mercy.” What initially kicked off a resurrection of G.O.O.D. Fridays ultimately became an epic-sounding, double platinum giant.

Produced by Lifted, with co-production credits going to Hudson Mohawke, Mike WiLL Made It, Mike Dean and Yeezy, the record successfully built momentum for the crew’s group LP and remained an eardrum fixture on airwaves.

“Mercy” was the year’s biggest single—conquering Billboard’s Rap Songs and R&B/Hip-Hop charts and scoring the crew two 2013 Grammy-Award nominations (Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance) in the process.

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#Dope As Fuck This Is Epic! I Love It Everything Is Accurate. I Was Hoping T-Minus Would Get Producer Of The Year But Mike Will Deserves It Too. This Is Great Guys Keep Up The Good Work. Exellent!

Brandon Siebenaler

Macklemore should def not have gotten new artist

NTK

I’m thinkin’ the same thing but the dude just went triple-platinum off Thrift Shop and The Heist has bars. So I can’t hate, good job XXL!

karlon burkett

In my opinion, Kendrick Lamar or Lecrae should’ve won.

http://www.facebook.com/jrile Jonathan Rile

Kendrick is not a breakout artist anymore…

karlon burkett

He’s definitely not, but he was nominated for the award for some reason.

http://twitter.com/CRASHprez Garcus Marvey

“Push ya afro back to ’76, muhfucka.”

PG

idk how drake won the best guest verse on a hip hop record over andre 3000 or ghostface killah. plus why the verse of andre 3k on sixteen ft rick ross isnt nominated?? he straight up killed it!! smh

http://www.facebook.com/pirateruncompte Landry Choupo

DAAAMMNN Y’ALL XXL FOLKS BLIND OR DUMB SHOULD I SAY. ACE HOOD SHOULD’VE WON BEST MC/PRODUCER TANDEM ALONG WITH THE RENEGADES.

http://twitter.com/BushmanBeats Jake

Mercy best single? Nah.

abstrakt

Hit-Boy should’ve gotten best producer “Goldie” “Clique” “1-Train” “Theraflu” “I Wish You Would” “Backseat Freestyle” and kendrick should’ve been best breakout artist but other than that I guess I can live with the rest

sincerelycourt

so true

Jay

Really Justin Bieber has he’s own award category?

bigL

why the f*** did nas not win anything???First was Grammys now here.

Danny

Kendrick debuted at Number 2 not Number 1

Danny

Best Rapper/Producer Tandem should have gone to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Anthony

P.O.S should win every award because he smokes all these fools.

ricky

drake got guest verse on a hip hop record?? word? -__- did you guys not hear commons response to that guest verse ???

http://www.facebook.com/keanu.kees Keanu Kees

Macklemore definitely deserved Breakout Artist of the Year. Glad to see Mack & Ryan both were nominees on the Tandem as well, personally, I think they should’ve won it because Ryan is now a huge part of Macklemore’s music. XXL did good on this though, no complaints. You guys definitely have to give Macklemore credit on the Breakout Artist though.

http://www.facebook.com/ronald.jack Ronald Jack

NAS album should be album of the year or a lifetime achievement award. Him making a classic like Life is Good this late in his career is special.